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Poem Title   Author
 
Leaves of Grass (preface)
Jan. 21, 1994
Jul. 4, 1998
 
Leaving
Jul. 12, 2013
 
Leaving
Nov. 14, 1995
 
Leaving Kansas City
Feb. 18, 2008
 
Leaving the October Palace
Oct. 25, 1997
 
Left Open
Dec. 4, 2001
 
Left Town
Jun. 19, 2008
 
 
Lemon Pie
Feb. 18, 1993
 
Lending Out Books
Jan. 22, 2001
Mar. 6, 1998
 
Lenten Dissent
Mar. 25, 2011
 
Lesson
Aug. 1, 2005
 
Lessons
Nov. 3, 2008
 
Lessons at Grandpa's Knee
Feb. 28, 1996
 
Lester Tells of Wanda and the Big Snow
Apr. 11, 2001
Apr. 11, 2002
Sep. 18, 2010
 
Let Evening Come
Jan. 30, 2001
Jun. 12, 2002
 
Let Me Please Look Into My Window
Nov. 4, 2004
Apr. 4, 2014
 
Let The Day Go
Jul. 28, 2012
 
Letter
May. 27, 1994
 
Letter From Slough Pond
Jun. 7, 1999
 
 
Letter in Autumn
Mar. 19, 2005
 
Letter of Recommendation
Nov. 15, 2007
 
Letter of Resignation
Apr. 29, 2009
 

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